Crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor

Abstract

A crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor including a helmet portion dimensioned for receiving a wearer's head therein. The helmet portion has an open lower end and a closed upper end. The helmet portion has a front section, a back section, and opposed side sections. The front section has an opening therein to allow the wearer to see therethrough. A transparent front panel is hingedly coupled with the opening in the front section of the helmet portion. The front panel is fabricated of an electro-sensitive crystal material to allow the front panel to vary in shades of tints. The electro-sensitive crystal material includes a logic control circuit. A control panel is disposed within one of the side sections of the helmet portion. The control panel is in communication with the logic control circuit for adjusting the shade of tints of the transparent front panel.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:  
     
         1 . A crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor for allowing a wearer to adjust the visor according to an amount of glare present comprising, in combination: 
 a helmet portion dimensioned for receiving a wearer's head therein, the helmet portion having an open lower end and a closed upper end, the helmet portion having a front section, a back section, and opposed side sections, the front section having an opening therein to allow the wearer to see therethrough;    a transparent front panel hingedly coupled with the opening in the front section of the helmet portion, the front panel being fabricated of an electro-sensitive crystal material to allow the front panel to vary in shades of tints, the electro-sensitive crystal material including a logic control circuit, the control circuit being powered by a rechargeable battery, the battery having a recharge port accessible at the back section of the helmet portion; and    a control panel disposed within one of the side sections of the helmet portion, the control panel being in communication with the logic control circuit for adjusting the shade of tints of the transparent front panel, the control panel including a button allowing the shade of tints of the transparent front panel to darken and a button allowing the shade of tints of the transparent panel to lighten.    
     
     
         2 . A crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor for allowing a wearer to adjust the visor according to an amount of glare present comprising, in combination: 
 a helmet portion dimensioned for receiving a wearer's head therein, the helmet portion having an open lower end and a closed upper end, the helmet portion having a front section, a back section, and opposed side sections, the front section having an opening therein to allow the wearer to see therethrough;    a transparent front panel hingedly coupled with the opening in the front section of the helmet portion, the front panel being fabricated of an electro-sensitive crystal material to allow the front panel to vary in shades of tints, the electro-sensitive crystal material including a logic control circuit; and    a control panel disposed within one of the side sections of the helmet portion, the control panel being in communication with the logic control circuit for adjusting the shade of tints of the transparent front panel.    
     
     
         3 . The crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is powered by a rechargeable battery.  
     
     
         4 . The crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the battery has a recharge port accessible at the back section of the helmet portion.  
     
     
         5 . The crash helmet with adjustably tinted visor as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the control panel includes a button allowing the shade of tints of the transparent front panel to darken and a button allowing the shade of tints of the transparent panel to lighten.